5 Test batsmen with most runs scored in losing causes

Alec Stewart; England

The English batsman, who featured in 133 Test matches for his nation, averaging 39.54, notched 2993 runs in 54 matches that his side lost. With an average of 29.93 and sans any ton in a defeat, Stewart barely managed to hold fort when his side was on the verge of a collapse.

He featured in 33 Ashes matches in his 12-year long career, of which 22 ended in losses. He failed to emerge a hero for his side, falling for an average of just 26.43 with eight fifties in the games.

He tasted considerable success in West Indies and the sub-continent when England were unable to script wins, but even that was unable to prevent him from being lost in the horde of cricketers who had the potential to guide the team home to safety but were consistently unable to do so.